At the end of this
devotion I read this statement,
"Goodbyes are the law of earth—reunions are the law of heaven."Isn't that a joyous feeling knowing that you have a love one, a close friend, a child that was talking away from you very young that by you being a follower of Christ Jesus and that person who was also a follower of Christ Jesus you will see them again. As for babies we have lost I hold on to this passage from King David when losing his child,
13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die." 15 After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. 18 On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, "While the child was still living, we spoke to David but he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate." 19 David noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked. "Yes," they replied, "he is dead." 20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate. 21 His servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!" 22 He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.'~2 Samuel 12:13-22
Knowing that when someone so young is taken away from us that they are in the lap of Jesus Christ is peace in itself. To see their smile, to hear that laugh you never had a chance to experience will be a wonderful thing. That God fearing mother that you thought was so strict but really had your best interest in heart but never had a chance to tell how they impacted your life you will have that chance to say, "you were so right about this situation" and "you knew all along that was going to happen" you will be able to say, "Thank you momma for all you taught me."
The father that at times that had to work long hours and he could not make some of your games or plays and you were upset but were too young to realize that what he was doing was for the family best interest and you never had the chance to tell him, "I understand what you did was for the good of the family" and "I didn't realize that those extra hours you work was for my equipment...thank you." You can thank him when you in prayer but knowing that your dad was a follower of Christ Jesus as well as yourself when you get to heaven you can tell him in person, "Thank you so much dad for all you did for the family" will be blessing in itself. Knowing that your loved ones will never age, never die, to know that you can talk with them for eternity is a true blessing.
It is true that we are supposed to appreciate the wonderful people in our lives when they are alive and when we do this that is good but at times we become angry with one another, have misunderstandings and just when we want to say, "I love you" or "I'm sorry" they are gone that can leave a huge hole in our heart. That is why we should appreciate who we have in our lives at all times. We will have disagreements, we will be hurt and we will hurt someone close to us by accident or sometimes out of anger but through it all we know that they are still dear to our hearts and when that time has come when we can't tell them how we truly feel we are devastated at times. We feel regret that sometimes no matter what counseling we receive we still feel that hurt. That is when you can run to God, crawl in his lap and ask Him to forgive us and to help us heal. And when being a child of God he will let you know you are forgiven and that the loved one who loved and followed His Son is in Heaven and knowing that you will be able to see them again and again and again that regret slowly disappears.
We are not perfect and God knows this because He created you and I with emotions and Adam and Eve fall into sin He knew we would make mistakes with our loved ones, close friends but He also knows that being in His family you will see them again so He let's you know, "it's okay to grieve, it's okay to be sad, it's okay to mourn but they are with me so keep living the life that they wanted you to live, be a beacon of light for Me and help others realize that even though we may have been able to tell them all that we wanted to say you can still talk to them in your prayers, in your thoughts. They are happy and they know that you loved them."
When you know God's voice and the person that was dear to you knew God's voice you may feel pain, but only for a little while because you will not be able to keep from smiling and laughing with joy knowing you will be with again.
Be
Blessed, Be
Safe, and have a
Great weekend.
